It seems to me that not too long ago we lived in a world where something like "Shadow Government Statistics" would have been considered a fringe group not given much credit rather than a credible reference.

Now that no one buys our votes, the public has long since cast off its cares; the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now meddles no more and longs eagerly for just two things--bread and circuses.